PHEMIUMS OFFERED. 87 



tlie different kinds of fodder used for the cattle, as compared 

 with English hay, with a detailed account of the fodder used and 

 the expense of raising the same ; the experiment to be made 

 in the three winter months, twenty dollars. 



For the second best, fifteen dollars. 



For the third best, ten dollars. 



(rj°' These premiums are offered, to be paid whenever a mer- 

 itorious claim is presented to the 1'rusiees, and will be continued 

 for three years. 



X. CIDER. 



For the best barrel of cider that shall be produced at the 

 Exhibition in 1836, made within the coimty, a premium 

 of fifteen dollars. 



For the second, eight dollars. 



REMARKS. 



If the cider offered is found worthy of the^rs^ premium, it 

 will be taken to be used at the table, without any additional 

 payment. The claimant must furnish the committee with a 

 statement in writing of the entire process of making and preserv- 

 in"; the cider. 



XI. CULTIVATION OF WHEAT, RYE AND OATS. 



For the best conducted experiment on the raising of wheat, 

 on not less than one acre of land, ten dollars. 



For the best conducted experiment in the raising of rye, on 

 not less than one acre of land, ten dollars. 



For the best conducted experiment in the raising of oats, on 

 not less than one acre of land, ten dollars. 



(53=" A statement of the produce, the manner of preparing the 

 ground, the kind of seed used, the manner of preparing the 

 same, &c., fee, including all the details in relation to the crop, 

 will be required to be handed to the committee. 



